1944: New York to North Africa 8 August 1944: Left Boston for Liverpool with no escort 14 August 1944: Arrived at Liverpool 30 August 1944: Left Boston for Liverpool, sailed alone 7 September 1944: Arrived Liverpool 1 December 1944: Left Boston for Marseilles, sailed alone 10 December 1944: Arrived Marseilles 8 January 1945: Left Boston for Marseilles 18 January 1945: Arrived Marseilles 7 May 1945: En route to the US on VE Day 17 October 1945: Left Le Havre for Boston bringing troops home 24 October 1945: Arrived at Boston 1946 Australia/New Zealand dependent voyages from Australia 20 February 1946 (WSA operation): Departed Brisbane with 882 dependents 11 April 1946 (WSA operation): Departed Brisbane with 769 dependents 31 May 1946 (WSA operation): Departed Brisbane with 802 dependents 11 July 1946 (WSA operation): Departed Sydney with 230 dependents Career with Home Lines In 1947, the ship was mothballed for six years at Union Iron Works in Alameda, California. Her engines were overhauled by Todd San Francisco Division. Home Lines bought her and renamed her SS Homeric, sailing her to Trieste for reconstruction to allow 1243 passengers: 147 first class and 1,096 tourist class. Her gross register tonnage increased to 18,563, and total length increased to 641 ft (195.5 m). Home Lines operated her beginning 24 January 1955 for liner service between ports in the north Atlantic. On 18 August 1956, Homerics bow struck the side of the Greek Line ship Columbia in fog in Quebec. At the time, tugs were towing Homeric and Columbia was moored at a pier. About of Columbias starboard side were damaged, and some of her lifeboats were crushed. In 1964, she replaced SS Italia to steam on the regular run between New York and Nassau, Bahamas, though she, in turn, was shortly replaced by . SS Homeric was reassigned to intra-Caribbean cruises. In 1973, a major fire destroyed much of her galley and restaurant, and she was scrapped in Taiwan next to Holland America Line SS Nieuw Amsterdam in 1974. During the ship breaking process, her sister ship, the Chandris Lines' Ellinis (ex-Lurline), suffered major engine damage on a cruise to Japan; Chandris was able to purchase one of the Mariposa'' engines from the ship breakers. See also SS Mariposa (1883) SS Manoa (1913) SS Malolo (1926) SS Monterey (1931) SS Lurline (1932) Notes References Further reading External links Home Lines ocean liner and cruise ship